Science and Polity in France : The End of the Old Regime /

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By the end of the eighteenth century, the French dominated the world of science. And although science and politics had little to do with each other directly, there were increasingly frequent intersections. This is a study of those transactions between science and state, knowledge and power--on the e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillispie, Charles Coulston (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
Science and state > France.
Science > France > History.
SCIENCE / History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on the Citations
  • Part One. Institutions
  • Chapter I. The State And Science
  • Chapter II. Science and the State
  • Part Two. Professions
  • Chapter III. Science and Medicine
  • CHAPTER IV. Scientists and Charlatans
  • Part Three. Applications
  • CHAPTER V. Trades and Agriculture
  • CHAPTER VI. Industry and Invention
  • CHAPTER VII. Engineering, Civil and Military
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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